Yhis is Martynia annua popularly known as' Kaknasa' in Ayurveda. On Sat, Jun 6, 2015 at 12:46 PM, 'Neil Soares' via efloraofindia < [email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > This is the Devil's Claw [Martynia annua] - a weed, a native of Mexico > naturalised in India. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Devi Nair <[email protected]> > *To:* Ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> > *Cc:* efloraofindia <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Saturday, June 6, 2015 12:16 PM > *Subject:* [efloraofindia:225548] Re: Wild plant for ID > > The leaves were quite large in comparison to the flower. Unfortunately > this is the only picture I have. We were driving past and there were a few > of these on the way. > > I will try and get better pictures when I go that way next and if they are > still surviving! > > On Saturday, 6 June 2015, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> > wrote: > > how large were these leaves? > > were there many of them along the highway > > Do you have pictures of the flower only > > I see a ditch digger in the background > may be all these will be bull- dozzed off > > > > Leaves if large are reminiscent of the great burdock but flowers are not... > > so .. would love to see the flower close up and approximate size of the > leaves . > > please > > thanks > usha di. > > On Sat, Jun 6, 2015 at 10:59 AM, Devi Nair <[email protected]> wrote: > > Seen on the highway, close to Nanjangud ( Karnataka). The flower is very > pretty. > > Would like to know the name of the plant. > > > > Thanks and regards, > > Devi. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

